To insure that every child in Eaton County enters school optimally prepared to learn and grow to the best of his/her ability, agencies, parents, caregivers, and the community commit to providing a supportive environment characterized by respect and by the provision of accessible and coordinated services.

• All children will be seen and treated as important and valued.
• The community will support the first years of life (0-5) because they substantially affect lifelong emotional, social, intellectual, and physical well-being.
• Children will be raised in families where they can experience positive relationships characterized by love and respect.
• The community will support families because they desire the “best” for their children but experience challenges.
• Communities will support families to help children successfully learn and grow.
• All children will have equal access to community resources.
• The community will help parents access support and information because it directly impacts children.   

• To work collaboratively to educate the larger community regarding the value of             children.
• To provide adequate funding to existing programs that have proven to be effective in meeting county needs.
• To work collaboratively in providing residents with information and referral services, as well as coordinated service delivery.
• To increase home-based support for high-risk and low-functioning families that targets adult skills.
• To address the lack of affordable, quality childcare, including the accommodation of non-traditional work schedules
• To increase in-home and out-of-home programs that facilitate, stimulate, and enrich developmental tasks.
• To increase access to services focusing on physical, social, and mental health.
• To provide budgeting education for families.
• To expand options and re-evaluate the design for transportation services to improve access for Eaton County residents.
• To insure adequate, appropriate, and affordable housing.